Business: Websites

Over 500 free online business plans, organized by type of business.

This website provides 11 volumes containing real-world business plans, by sector.

News articles about entrepreneurship, from the creators of Entrepreneur magazine.

A resource from the Kauffman foundation with tutorials and articles about starting and growing your business.

News about starting and growing businesses, from the creators of Inc. magazine.

In partnership with the SBA, this organization offers recorded webinars, courses on demand, and an extensive library of resources.

See their Business Guide for advice on starting a business, and their Learning Center for free online courses.

Find quarterly reviews, research reports, and statistics about central bank activities and international banking and finance.

A free service from MarketWatch that helps you analyze stocks visually.

A wealth of research reports, statistics, and working papers related to finance, monetary policy, and the banking system.

The FDIC's website includes an Industry Analysis section with bank statistics plus quarterly reports on trends in the banking sector.

Dictionaries, tutorials, news, and insights about finance and investments

A multi-page list of websites related to finance, organized from a student's perspective.

Find summaries, articles, and online handbooks about the legal side of the HR sector.

Find regulations, laws, and statistics related to the prevention of discriminatory employment practices.

A large collection of helpful links and basic information about a range of HR topics.

With a free membership, access research reports, HR certification prep courses, statistics, and much more.

See news articles and opinion pieces about issues of strategic HR management.

Resources, tools, and online courses from the leading HR professional association.

News and analysis for HR professionals.

News and opinion about the latest trends and developments in the ad industry.

Data on spending patterns on various consumer goods and services, by US region, race, age, income level, and other factors.

Data on household consumption patterns in developing countries, searchable by sector or product/service.

A good starting point for researching marketing topics, with an online tutorial on marketing principles, news stories, and links to over 1,000 hand-selected websites.

Insights and analysis on marketing topics from the Wharton School of Business.

A project of the World Bank, this website offers lengthy, frequently-updated reports on business regulations and procedures in each of over 180 countries.

Information about business in the European Union, including directories, news releases, and summaries of business-related legislation and policies.

This website includes Global Insights by country and industry, plus a Global Resource Directory with resources organized by topic.

Promoting open international trade and investment, this site includes policy statements, codes, rules and reports.

These up-to-date guides describe the investment climate, business environment, and tax systems of many countries.

The ITA's website offers access to TradeStats Express (annual and quarterly trade data), information on government trade initiatives, and analytical reports.

Includes the Country Commercial Guides (CCG) and market intelligence reports, offering the US government's perspective on overseas industries and markets.

Trade statistics, free research reports, and a Trade Topics Gateway that collects resources on topics like anti-dumping rules and e-commerce.